Ignaz schwinn biography of martin luther

You know the bikes, but do you know the man behind the name? Starting in the late nineteenth century, one man’s passion for bicycles would lead him to produce some of the most iconic designs and significant mechanical innovations in cycling.

Ignaz schwinn biography of martin luther

His name was Ignaz Schwinn.

Ignaz M. Schwinn was born in Hardheim, Germany on April 1st, 1860. The second of seven children, Ignaz was the son of a talented craftsman. His father, Frank Schwinn, was a master carpenter whose “masterpiece” was a pump organ that’s still playable to this day.

(Both Richard Schwinn as well as his son have played that organ.) Sadly, Ignaz was only 11 years old when Frank died, but he was already following in his father’s footsteps by becoming a craftsman in his own right. Ignaz worked as an apprentice machinist before setting out to travel around Germany with a single goal in mind.

He was determined to work on the latest technology craze that was sweeping the world: the bicycl